Metamorphosis

It can be said that at some point in life one goes through a metamorphosis. A metamorphosis can be physical, mental, or spiritual to name a few. The metamorphosis that took place in the story "The Metamorphosis" took it to a new level of metamorphosis.
The metamorphosis Gregor went through was clearly more than anyone should have to handle. The weird thing was that he wanted to call to work to let them know he was not going to be at work that day he went to the metamorphosis, but he did not call because he did not want someone to from work to come check on him. Gregor thought to himself, "But that would be extremely embarrasing and suspect, for throughout his five years with the firm he had never been sick once." (Kafka 2000). Clearly Gregor takes his job seriously, very seriously indeed. He seems to be more worried about not being at work than he is about the fact that he is now an insect and no longer the man that he was.
Gregor was nothing but completely caught up in his job as a traveling salesman. He spends his time working and providing for his family. He has been providing for his family since his father's business closed. His family consists of him, his father, mother, and little sister. It could be speculated that Gregor spent way to much time working and not enough time doing things he wanted to do, and this proved costly to his health. Working as much as he did stressed him out to the point where he was unhealthy, and it could very well be what turned him into an insect. Gregor even thought to himself, "Getting up so early all the time, makes you totally stupid." (Kafka 2000). Gregor himself is now beginning to realize the way he has been living is indeed turning him stupid.
One could say that this story is a lesson about why working to hard and too often can be a negative thing. It is easy to see that Gregor is the example in this story. He worked so hard and tried so hard for his family, but they did not appreciate him as much as they should have. The stress, the hard work, and the little appreciation he received, ended up ruining Gregor and it ultimately led to his demise.